PROGRAM DNA · D2 WOMEN'S · SP, DT, HT, JT
Best D2 women's programs for throws
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical D2 women's roster puts 17% of its athletes in throws. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 45 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the throws talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in throws, per season.
Programs that invest most in throws
- 1
MIAA · MO
33% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 2
G-MAC · MI
18% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 7 signed in the last 2 classes
- 3
GLVC · IN
33% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes
- 4
NSIC · NE
30% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 4 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 5Eastern New MexicoSpecialty
LSC · NM
24% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 5 signed in the last 2 classes
- 6Central WashingtonSpecialty
GNAC · WA
27% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 8 signed in the last 2 classes
- 7Bemidji StSpecialty
NSIC · MN
36% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 2 signed in the last 2 classes
- 8Franklin PierceSpecialty
NE10 · NH
41% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 7 signed in the last 2 classes
- 9St Thomas AquinasSpecialty
ECC · NY
33% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 0 signed in the last 2 classes · event coach on staff
- 10Bluefield StSpecialty
MEC · WV
31% of the roster in throws vs 17% D2 average · 3 signed in the last 2 classes
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The full D2 throws list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
D2 women's programs that do not recruit throws
No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.
- Allen
- Augustana SD
- Benedict
- Bentley
- Cal St Dom Hills
- Cal St East Bay
- Cal St Los Angeles
- Cal St Monterey Bay
- Cameron
- Central State
- Chico State
- Christian Bros
- Claflin
- Colo Christian
- Converse
- Dallas Baptist
- Davis Elkins
- East Central
- Edward Waters
- Felician
- Flagler
- Florida Southern
- Fort Lewis
- Indiana PA
- Lincoln PA
- Lubbock Christian
- Lynn
- McKendree
- Michigan Tech
- Midwestern St
- Nova Southeastern
- Ohio Dominican
- Queens NY
- Quincy
- Regis CO
- Rogers State
- Seton Hill
- So Conn St
- Spring Hill
- Tampa
- UC-Merced
- West Liberty St
- West Virginia St
- Westmont
- Winona State
Questions athletes and parents ask
Which D2 women's programs recruit the most throws athletes?
Missouri Southern, Hillsdale, Indianapolis, Wayne St NE, Eastern New Mexico carry and sign well above the D2 average in throws (17% of a typical D2 roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which D2 programs do not recruit throws?
45 D2 women's programs show no throws athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including Allen, Augustana SD, Benedict, Bentley, Cal St Dom Hills, Cal St East Bay. A thin group there is not an opening.
Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?
Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.
How is this calculated?
From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the D2 average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.
Other D2 women's event areas
As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas